Resource Recovery: Residential refuse and recycling will not be collected on September 3. Collection services will be delayed by one day during the week of September 3. The Household Hazardous Waste & Electronics Recycling Center (3224 Colvin St.) will be closed on September 3.
Animal Shelter: The Vola Lawson Animal Shelter will be open weekend hours on September 3, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Animal visiting hours will begin at noon.
Health Facilities: The Alexandria Health Department (4480 King St.), the Flora Krause Casey Health Center (1200 N. Howard St.), and the Teen Wellness Center at T.C. Williams High School (3329 King St.) will be closed on September 3.
Historic Alexandria: On September 3, Gadsby’s Tavern Museum and the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum will be open from 1 to 5 p.m., and Alexandria’s History Museum at the Lyceum will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Alexandria Black History Museum, the Alexandria Archaeology Museum, the Fort Ward Museum and the Friendship Firehouse Museum will be closed on September 3. For more information, visit alexandriava.gov/Historic or call 703.746.4554.
Hotlines: All emergency hotlines operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including the child protective services hotline at 703.746.5800; the domestic violence hotline at 703.746.4911; the emergency services for mental health or substance abuse crisis hotline at 703.746.3401; the adult protective services hotline at 703.746.5778; and the sexual assault hotline at 703.683.7273.
Libraries: All Alexandria Library branches and the Alexandria Law Library (520 King St.) will be closed Saturday, September 1, through Monday, September 3.
Parking: On September 3, the Alexandria Police Department will suspend enforcement of parking restrictions at metered spaces, residential permit parking districts and other areas with posted parking time limits. This suspension of enforcement applies only to the restrictions at legal parking spaces, and does not permit parking in any location normally prohibited (for example, no parking zones, loading zones, or spaces for persons with disabilities). Temporary no parking signs will be enforced on September 3.
Recreation and Arts Centers: On September 3, the Chinquapin Park Recreation Center & Aquatic Facility will be open from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Charles Houston Recreation Center will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and the Torpedo Factory Art Center will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.. All other City recreation and arts centers will be closed on September 3.
Outdoor Pools: The Old Town, Memorial and Warwick outdoor pools will be open on September 3 from 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Schools: All Alexandria City Public Schools and administrative offices will be closed on September 3.
State Offices: The following Commonwealth of Virginia offices in Alexandria will be closed on September 3: the Circuit Court, Clerk of Circuit Court, General District Court, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, and Court Service Unit located in the Alexandria Courthouse at 520 King St.; and the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office on 2681 Mill Road.
Transit: On Monday, September 3, Alexandria Transit Company’s DASH bus service will operate on a Sunday schedule. The free King Street Trolley will operate on its normal schedule, every 10 to 15 minutes, between the King Street Metro Station and the Potomac River waterfront, from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. For more information, visit dashbus.com.
